Man's Stun Gun, Fire Death At NY Police Station Doesn't Warrant Criminal Charges, AG Says Man's Stun Gun, Fire Death At NY Police Station Doesn't Warrant Criminal Charges, AG Says
Man's Stun Gun, Fire Death At NY Police Station Doesn't Warrant Criminal Charges, AG Says Three New York police officers are off the hook for criminal charges in the death of a man who caught fire after being hit with a stun gun. The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) found that a prosecutor would not be able to prove that the three officers, all members of the Catskill Police Department in Greene County, committed a crime in the October 2021 death of Jason Jones. Therefore, no criminal charges against the officers will be pursued, the AG’s office announced Friday, Oct. 13. The 29-year-old Jones walked into the Catskill Police Department on Oct. …
'Want To Feel Pain?': NJ Cop Who Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Driver 2X Pleads Guilty, Feds Say 'Want To Feel Pain?': NJ Cop Who Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Driver 2X Pleads Guilty, Feds Say
'Want To Feel Pain?': NJ Cop Who Pepper-Sprayed Handcuffed Driver 2X Pleads Guilty, Feds Say A South Jersey police officer admitted in federal court to using excessive force when he twice pepper-sprayed a drunken but cooperative driver while handcuffed in 2017, authorities announced. John Grier III, 51, of Cedarville — who was indicted in 2021 — pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez in Camden in federal court on Thursday, Oct. 5, to a superseding information charging him with one count of violating an individual’s civil rights, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. A sworn Bridgeton police officer since 2004, Grier's admission is in connection with an…
Sussex County Police Officer Stole $1.2K Item While On Duty: Prosecutor Sussex County Police Officer Stole $1.2K Item While On Duty: Prosecutor
Sussex County Police Officer Stole $1.2K Item While On Duty: Prosecutor A police officer in Sussex County has been charged in an on-duty theft, authorities said. Konstantinos Protogeropoulos, 26, a Hardyston police officer, stole a "certain movable property valued at $1,225," Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart said. Taggart did not say what the item was, but that he knowingly deprived that person thereof on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Protogeropoulos was charged with third-degree theft and second-degree official misconduct, Taggart said on Wednesday, Sept. 27.
Summer Shootings In Paterson Plummet Amid NJ Police Takeover Summer Shootings In Paterson Plummet Amid NJ Police Takeover
Summer Shootings In Paterson Plummet Amid NJ Police Takeover Facts don't lie. Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin promised a reduction in crime in Paterson following the second-ever state takeover of a local police department in New Jersey's history. So far, he's delivering. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day -- a time when America's cities ordinarily suffer the most violence -- shootings in the Silk City plummeted by 41.2% compared with the same period last year, state officials reported. In that time, Paterson has also had the fewest summer shooting victims in five years, they said. Reported robberies decreased by nearly 38%. Aggravated assault…
Corporal Caught On Viral Video Was Previously Disciplined For Abuse In Maryland: Police Corporal Caught On Viral Video Was Previously Disciplined For Abuse In Maryland: Police
Corporal Caught On Viral Video Was Previously Disciplined For Abuse In Maryland: Police The suspended Prince George's County Police officer who went viral on social media for all the wrong reasons has a checkered history with the department, authorities announced. Cpl. Francesco Marlett is being investigated by the agency's Internal Affairs Division (IAD) after a TikTok video of him took the Internet by storm when he was caught on camera kissing and embracing a woman before taking her to the back of his police vehicle. The video first came the light on Tuesday, Sept. 5, according to the department, which promptly suspended the corporal, Chief Malik Aziz said. It has been viewe…
Officer Caught On Camera In Viral TikTok Video With Woman In Maryland Suspended Officer Caught On Camera In Viral TikTok Video With Woman In Maryland Suspended
Officer Caught On Camera In Viral TikTok Video With Woman In Maryland Suspended An officer from the Prince George's County Police Department who found himself embroiled in a scandal after a viral social media video has been suspended, the agency announced. On Tuesday afternoon, the department issued an alert advising that the officer who brought a woman into the back of his police vehicle after embracing and seemingly kissing her will be stepping away as they investigate the TikTok, which has been viewed more than 2.3 million times after being widely circulated online. Update: the officer has been identified. His police powers are now suspended as the investigation…
TikTok Video Shows Officer Embracing Woman Before Getting Into Patrol Car In Maryland TikTok Video Shows Officer Embracing Woman Before Getting Into Patrol Car In Maryland
TikTok Video Shows Officer Embracing Woman Before Getting Into Patrol Car In Maryland The Prince George’s County Police Department has launched an internal investigation after a video of an officer went viral on social media. The video, which had more than 2.3M views as of Tuesday, Sept. 5, shows the officer appearing to embrace and kiss a female before joining her in the back of his police vehicle.  Then, the feed cuts out. The video was posted on Labor Day and had garnered thousands of comments that ranged from sharp-witted to scornful. “Like literally seriously lost as to what I just watched . No way she’s of age but even if somehow she miraculously was dog w…
Ex-MBTA Officer Tried To Cover Up 2018 Assault Of Suspect: Feds Ex-MBTA Officer Tried To Cover Up 2018 Assault Of Suspect: Feds
Ex-mbta Officer Tried To Cover Up 2018 Assault Of Suspect: Feds A former MBTA transit police sergeant was arrested and charged this week with lying and falsifying documents to cover up an assault from another officer in a Boston-area train station in 2018, authorities said.  David S. Finnerty, 47, of Rutland, was indicted Thursday, Aug. 31, on two counts of filing a false report, according to the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts. He faces up to 20 years in prison for each offense, per sentencing guidelines.  Investigators said an officer only identified as D.B. physically assaulted a man without justification at the Ashmont MBTA Station …
Anne Arundel Officer Suspended With Pay Following Domestic Assault: Police Anne Arundel Officer Suspended With Pay Following Domestic Assault: Police
Anne Arundel Officer Suspended With Pay Following Domestic Assault: Police An Anne Arundel County police officer has been suspended with pay following a domestic violence arrest. Tyrell Thomas, a 3-year department veteran, was charged with second-degree assault on Saturday, Aug. 19, his department said. Thomas is assigned to the Bureau of Community Services. He has been administratively suspended with pay pending an Office of Professional Standards investigation. Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute? Join the DMV All Incidents Facebook group.
Fired Wayne Officer Claiming Retaliation, Sexual Harassment Seeks Reinstatement Fired Wayne Officer Claiming Retaliation, Sexual Harassment Seeks Reinstatement
Fired Wayne Officer Claiming Retaliation, Sexual Harassment Seeks Reinstatement A former Wayne police officer said she was fired for filing a sexual harassment lawsuit. Now, she wants her job back. In her most recent lawsuit filed in Passaic County Superior Court Friday, Aug. 2, Christie Ohlendorf is seeking to have her job restored. Ohlendorf says she's been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression, related to being a female police officer in Wayne. "Our client was illegally terminated at her internal affairs hearing as direct retaliation for her filing her civil lawsuit as against Wayne," the former officer's attorney, Patrick Toscano sai…
Methuen Cop Busted On Child Porn Charges: Police Methuen Cop Busted On Child Porn Charges: Police
Methuen Cop Busted On Child Porn Charges: Police An Essex County cop was arrested and placed on leave after he was caught with disturbing images of child pornography, officials say.  Matthew Bistany, a Methuen police officer, was arrested at his Methuen home on Tuesday, Aug. 8, and charged with child pornography, according to the Massachusetts State Police. State troopers and Methuen police searched his home after an investigation found that the 51-year-old cop had uploaded child porn from a computer at his home, authorities said.   The investigation began after the Massachusetts State Police Internet Crimes Against C…
Hull Cop On Leave After Video Circulates Of Attack on 72-Year-Old Hull Cop On Leave After Video Circulates Of Attack on 72-Year-Old
Hull Cop On Leave After Video Circulates Of Attack on 72-Year-Old A Middlesex County police department took one of its sergeants off the streets after a video surfaced of him allegedly beating an elderly man.   Hull Police Sgt. Scott Saunders was placed on paid administrative leave following an incident in Pembroke on July 24, according to the Hull Police Department on Thursday. He was off duty when the alleged incident occurred.  A purported video of the alleged assault seems to show Saunders sitting on the 72-year-old man's chest on the side of the road and attacking his face. His daughter stands nearby and watches. It's unclear what sparked the alterc…